Apple officially responds to iOS consolidated.db "tracking file" controversy

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NetworkWorld reports: "Late last week, the Internet was abuzz with news that Apple was tracking the location of its users via a nifty little consolidated.db file that contained a plethora of longitude and latitude coordinates. The fact of the matter is that the existence of the file had been known for some time and was often used by law enforcement agencies during forensic investigations.

Nevertheless, privacy concerns were eventually raised, and unfortunately, the topic became a hot button issue for pundits and politicians looking to create a stir without really knowing much of anything about what was going on."

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